John Hewitt Jones

John is the managing editor of FedScoop, and was previously a reporter at Institutional Investor in New York City. He has a master’s degree in social policy from the London School of Economics and his writing has appeared in The Scotsman and The Sunday Times of London newspapers.

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Medicine used in standard oral therapy of type 2 diabetes

Food and Drug Administration seeks input on digital transformation plan

Modernization

VA, Department of Veterans Affairs — (Getty Images)

VA suspends rollout of Oracle Cerner electronic health record system as part of major ‘reset’

Modernization

Zero trust — (Getty Images)

Watchdog calls on DHS to clarify when tech acquisitions require cyber risk assessments

Acquisition

The Department of Veterans Affairs building in D.C. (Christopher Neugebauer / Flickr)

Biden administration nominates Tanya Bradsher as VA deputy secretary

Workforce

The silhouette of US engineer and NASA astronaut Megan McArthur is seen past the NASA logo in the Webb Auditorium at NASA headquarters in Washington, DC, on June 7, 2022. (Photo by Stefani Reynolds / AFP) (Photo by STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

NASA awards $814M digital communications and IT services contract

Acquisition

Department of Veterans Affairs, VA — (Getty Images)

VA electronic health record system hit with five-hour incident

Modernization

Empty hospital beds in hospital corridor. (Image credit: Getty Images)

HHS issues new cyber incident response resources for healthcare sector

Cyber

White House, Office of Management and Budget, West Wing, Press Briefing — (Getty Images)

White House gives federal agencies 30 days to provide updated telework plans

Workforce

APRIL 11, 2023, WASHINGTON D.C. — Department of Justice Chief Information Officer Melinda Rogers speaks at the CrowdStrike Government Summit.

DOJ CIO: Upgrading identity management systems remains top priority

Modernization